TODAY:

Unlikely Heroes | Part 4 – Gideon

BIG IDEA:

When we trust and obey God, He will use our weakness to display His glory

SCRIPTURES:

Judges 6-8, Psalm 20:7

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: Have you ever felt “too small” for a task or challenge in your life? Was there anything you learned from this experience?

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from just knowing to actually doing in your life?

Be With Jesus / Love God (UP)...

Q: Israel’s cycle was: Sin, Oppression, Repentance, Deliverance, Peace. How have you seen elements of this play out in your spiritual life?

Q: What does the story of Gideon teach us about the character of God?

Q: Read Judges 6:12-16. Like with Gideon, how does God see us and our circumstances differently than we see it ourselves?

Become Like Jesus / Love People (IN)...

Q: What encouragement does Gideon’s story offer to you or someone who feels inadequate?

Q: When difficulty arises, how can the Church (us) be a voice of empowerment rather than fear?

Do What Jesus Did / Serve the World (OUT)...

Q: Pray that God would continue to reveal His power & glory to the world. He is still in the business of the miraculous!

NOTES & QUOTES

“A faith that can’t be tested can’t be trusted.” Wiersbe Bible Commentary

“Israel was being called to trust in the size of their God, not the size of their army.”

ISRAEL’S CYCLE: Sin, Oppression, Repentance, Deliverance, Peace (repeat)

Same Situation, Different Conclusion (Judges 6:12-16)

Gideon: “God is unfaithful, I am weak, and because of me Israel will be defeated“

God: “I am with you, you will be made strong, and because of me Israel will have victory”

ACTION STEPS

1) Think of one area of life that is causing you fear. Examine what God’s heart may be in that, and take a step of obedience in that direction.

2) Pray: “God, remove anything in my life that keeps me from fully loving and relying on you.” Be surrendered to how He may choose to answer this prayer.